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Today, a prosecutor told of an incident in which a New York man sexually abused the daughter of a Naperville, Illinois woman he was dating, and then punched the girl’s mother when she confronted him over the alleged act.

The man, Darren J. Kirkland, of Endicott, New York, had travelled to Naperville Saturday after meeting the woman online. After he had stayed at the woman’s house for a couple of days, he approached the woman’s 16-year-old daughter in the kitchen of the house as she prepared for school. He then tried to kiss her neck and reach under her clothes, according to Louisa Nuckolls, an Assitant State’s Attorney.

Once the girl’s mother learned of the incident, she confronted Kirkland, and, according to the charges, he responded by punching the mother several times.

Kirkland has been charged with aggravated criminal sexual abuse and domestic battery.

Details are limited. However, the man apparently chased and tried to lure an 11-year-old boy into his car by saying they could play Xbox.

An excerpt from the article:

The man called to the boy saying “Let’s go play Xbox’’ and told him to get into his car about 9 a.m. in the 7400 block of West School Street, according to a Community Alert from Grand Central Area detectives.

When the child refused he chased after the child but the boy ran home.

According to the Community Alert, the man has large lips as well as thick eyebrows that look like a “unibrow.” The man is said to be between 30 and 40, approximately 5’9″-5’10” and about 160 lbs. He was driving a mid-sized purple coupe with tinted windows.

Those with information concerning this incident should contact Chicago Police detectives at (312) 746-8365.

A man has been charged in the alleged sexual assault of a woman in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood. He is being held on $750,000 bond.

Details on the incident are somewhat limited and vary somewhat among news sources. However, here are various facets that are being widely reported:

According to prosecutors, the attack took place inside an apartment on West St. Paul. The sexual assault included the woman being raped several times, and choked until she was unconscious.

The man charged with criminal sexual assault and unlawful restraint was Michael Giffin, 25, of Chicago.

This alleged assault happened Saturday night, after the alleged victim, a 26-year-old woman, met Giffin at a bar. They shared a cab after leaving the bar, and she invited him into her apartment for a drink. After the woman indicated she was tired, Giffin then assaulted her and threatened to kill her.

After the assault, the woman ran into the hallway for help, but Giffin dragged her back into the apartment, at which time he choked her until she was unconscious. Neighbors called police when they heard the woman’s screams; police responded at 4:15 a.m. Sunday.

According to authorities, the woman was treated for minor injuries, including bruises, scrapes and a sprained wrist, at a nearby hospital and released.

Details are limited. However, the man, Jon Filipkowski, 33, apparently “befriended” the girl online while posing as a young boy. He then traveled to Illinois to have sex in a local hotel room with the girl, who is said to be “a young Will County girl.”

As seen in the article:

The investigation was assisted by the girl’s older sister, who told investigators about a telephone conversation the girl and Filipkowski had.

A former Karate instructor has been charged with sexually molesting two teenage girls during the 2003-2005 timeframe. Both girls were students at the National Karate & Kickboxing studio where the man worked.

Dean Fuerstenberg, 43, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, was indicted by a grand jury on four counts of criminal sexual assault, and six counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse. He was already being held in DuPage County on similar charges.

According to the indictment, between June 1, 2003, and Nov. 30, 2005, Fuersten­berg took advantage of his position of authority as a karate instructor and engaged in sexual acts with two girls who were over age 13 but younger than 18.

According to the indictment, he touched one girl’s buttocks and vaginal areas, and had oral sex with another girl after similarly touching her. The studio is at 1272 W. Spring St.

also:

In August 2011, Fuerstenberg was indicted in DuPage County on two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, each a Class X felony, and four counts of criminal sexual assault, each a Class 1 felony, the release said.

DuPage County prosecutors allege that between May 2001 and May 2006, at a Roselle martial arts school, Fuerstenberg engaged in sexual acts with a victim younger than 17.